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'Walking Dead' Fans Petition AMC to Reveal Season 6 Finale Death
Fires are still raging among The Walking Dead fandom after Sunday's cliffhanger finale "Last Day on Earth," which obscured a major death until the seventh season this coming fall. We've heard showrunners back up the decisions, but thousands of fans are still demanding resolution, drafting an actual petition for AMC to reveal the victim.
You're warned of full Walking Dead Season 6 spoilers from here on out, but suffice to say, a chunk of the AMC horror smash's fans aren't content to wait until October (or any possible leaks over the summer) to learn which member of #TeamRick suffered the wrath of Negan's barbed-wire bat "Lucille." An actual petition has been circulating on Change.org, as of posting at 1,870+ supporters, just shy of its 2,500 goal.
That said, the actual request seems a bit unfeasible, given production of Season 7 won't start for a few weeks:
I would like AMC to show us who Negan killed in the Season 6 finale of The Walking Dead. We want this either in an interim episode that borders Season 6 and 7, or a short R-Rated webisode that shows us the death in all it's bloody glory. Either of these are fine as long as it's released before May 30th.
This isn't the first time unfavorable turns on The Walking Dead have given rise to petition, most recently seen when a cadre of viewers demanded the return of fan-favorite Beth Greene after a Season 5 exit. Last we checked, it didn't work out.
We've not heard the last of The Walking Dead Season 6 finale controversy, especially as filming on Season 7 begins in the coming weeks, while fan events like Comic-Con will surely put the burning question under the spotlight once more.
How next might AMC assuage irritated viewers, once the petition passes? There's always the Blu-ray to tide us over.
Source: 'Walking Dead' Fans Petition AMC to Reveal Season 6 Finale Death
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High school running is over…now what?
I have mixed feelings about the end of high school track. I am sad because I am going to miss my teammates, spirit days, and the structure. But I am happy because honestly I am more excited about the racing and running that is to come. In high school sports, practice day after day of the same training every week got kind-of boring towards the end and I was honestly ready to just run for the pure joy of it. Also after a horrible Senior season, I just wanted to put the season out of its misery. Then why do I feel stuck?
It's weird not having practice, not training for a season, and mostly running on my own. But I love being able to run as far as I want, as fast as I want, and do strength training without worrying about how it will affect training tomorrow, or my next race. Don't worry! I still have goals!
we plan on running 18 miles for our 18th birthday! I have a lot of planning and training to do but I am ready for long, long distances because those are my favorite. Anything above 8 miles I love!
My second goal is to run a marathon in November, the Seattle Marathon. I feel as if I am ready to tackle this challenge because I have already run a half and am confident I can finish. My goal is 8 min pace but I know that might be pretty hard to achieve. Luckily I am going to the University of Washington next year so I will have the Burke-Gilman trail to run on. Plus, school is close to Green lake, Lake Washington, and many other great running locations. I just hope that I will have time with all the crazy stuff involved with Freshman year!
I also would like to focus more on strength training. This has always been an area I have lacked in because it is hard to lift weights the a couple days before a race and NOT be tired during the race. I know, I know, strength training is essential to efficient runners but honestly I don't like doing it before or after I run. Not anymore! I am committing to do at least a little strength work after each run, even if it is just 5 min of core.
So that's it! My first phase of racing is over and I am ready to start anew. Not to be a cliché but the best is yet to come. College is hopefully going to bring fresh starts, new friends, and great running. Maybe I'll even find some great running buddies in college? Fingers crossed.


A resident of Johnson County since 1994, Barron, 36, is the community relations director at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County. She lives in Iowa City with her wife Melissa, an ICCSD special education teacher. The couple has two children, Liam, 11, and Mae, 9.
"Through my work with Big Brothers Big Sisters, I know families and community members from every part of the district," Barron said. "I've listened to their hopes and dreams for their children. I've seen the commitment to children that we all share.
Barron can be reached at barronforboard@gmail.com. Her website is www.barronforboard.wordpress.com.NORTH LIBERTY– School board candidate Sara Barron will hold a listening post Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the North Liberty Community Center.
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Cheerleaders have to be graceful and tough
Dan Goldman, staff writer
Shenan Arnold hears her peers put down cheerleading when she walks the halls at Midlakes high school. Some say cheerleading isn't a sport. Arnold, who broke her hip cheerleading, disagrees with the claim.
"It hurts your feelings because you come here and you work so hard," the senior said. "It really hurts me because of my injury and everything. If it wasn't hard then why did I break my hip and why did I have to have it replaced at 16?"
Arnold isn't alone — several Finger Lakes area cheerleaders and coaches feel their sport and the work they put in is underappreciated.
For the winter athletic season, high school cheerleading teams are at all boys and girls varsity basketball home games. Cheerleaders practice as much as other athletic teams. Midlakes practices for two and a half hours on non-game days and an hour and a half on game days. Screaming Eagles coach Laura Hovey also brings in gymnastics instructors to work with her team once a week.
Basketball fans are familiar with cheerleaders doing sidelines, which are short cheers performed while the game is in progress, such as "Go Big Red." Red Jacket High School coach Stephanie Beardsley keeps a list of nearly 80 sideline cheers which the girls can choose from during a game. However, teams don't put much work into sidelines during the season. Instead the focus is on every aspect of the routine the girls perform at halftime and at sectionals.
"I think a lot of people think cheerleading is very easy because I think most teams make it look easy," Red Jacket senior Amanda Erb said. "We spend two hours at practice every day, it's not a light practice, it's a tough practice."
On game day, cheerleaders perform choreographed moves to go along with the basketball teams' starting lineups. Afterwards, they stand in front of the home bleachers to perform their sidelines.
Beardsley said it's important for cheerleaders to know the rules of basketball. They need to know the referee's hand signals because cheerleaders can only go on the court during full timeouts. Additionally, girls need to know who has the ball to avoid accidentally cheering for the wrong team.
"I think (knowing the rules) is so important first and foremost to make sure they don't embarrass themselves," Beardsley said.
Of course the cheerleaders also help provide the atmosphere at basketball games.
"The role of cheerleading at a basketball game is to promote crowd participation, provide spirit for the players and they are trying to bring a positive atmosphere," Canandaigua coach Tamara Housel said. "Make it fun, lively, even if we're behind they should be there cheering on the school and trying to get the fans into the game."
Red Jacket senior Leanna Lehman enjoys being courtside for the games.
"You're right up front and you get to see it all," Lehman said. "With those intense games you feel like you're a part of their team. It's nice to have that closeness with other sports."
Cheerleaders feel they had a good game if their halftime routine goes well and they show good spirit. The basketball team winning is a positive, too.
"We feel good when we win," Canandaigua senior Kayla Dame said. "We feel like we've also done something and helped the people in the stands get into the game."
The routine at halftime is the same routine the cheerleaders perform at sectionals. Hovey views halftime as a rehearsal for competitions.
"We have the crowd so that gets the girls a little more into it," she said. "We have to change the routine a little because there are some things we won't do on the hardwood floor that we would do on a mat. We don't do tosses and a couple of my girls won't tumble."
The routines involve every cheerleader, so if a girl is injured, coaches need to change the entire choreography. Coaches may tweak the routine a few times throughout the season so everything is perfect for sectionals at Rochester Institute of Technology on Feb. 19. The sectional competition is why the girls work hard all season. Each team gets two minutes and 30 seconds to blow judges away.
"Getting ready for sectionals is like preparing for boot camp," Canandaigua senior Jordan Crouse said. "The floor is so big, there are all these cheerleaders around you and it's crazy. You know how much work they've all put in and how much you've put in."
At fall sectionals, Midlakes won its first class B fall championship and Red Jacket claimed it's second straight class D fall crown.
"That was amazing because in the fall we usually don't have as good of season," Midlakes junior Missy Fischer said. "Last season we came together as a team and it was amazing to win."
Hovey would like more members of the school community to see what cheerleading sectionals are all about.
"These girls love the games, but a lot of cheerleaders don't love the games as much as they love the competitions," the Midlakes coach said. "I wish sometimes the basketball parents and players would come to a competition and see that. It's a lot of work for these kids and they don't appreciate it."
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Modern History » Lebanon
Lebanon History Web Sites
Lebanese Media and Blogs
Hezbollah Web Sites
GlobalSecurity.Org – Lebanon
GlobalSecurity.org, maintained by John Pike, has both historical background on Lebanon as well as frequent updates on the current situation. Subsections include an Overview, History of Lebanon, Religious Sects, Climate and Economy.
BBC News: Middle East Crisis
The BBC provides plentiful helpful contextual and current information on the Middle East crisis. Offers Top Stories on Middle East, In Depth coverage of issues, profiles of key players, BBC audio and video, maps, country profiles, stories of ordinary citizens, key documents, timelines, profiles, web links, and more.
BBC News – Country Profile: Lebanon
Offers an Overview, Facts, Leaders, Media, Timeline of key events, links to Lebanese media sites, and links to the latest news on the Middle East Crisis.
BBC News – Lebanon: Key Facts
Five excellent graphics illustrating the Summer 2006 clash between Israel and Lebanon looking at the Crisis, History, Population, Politics and Economy
BBC News: Israeli and Lebanese Debate
A frank discussion between two citizens on either side of the Israel/Lebanon border. An incredible war-time primary source.
Lebanese Global Information Center
The Lebanese Global Information Center has extensive information on the country of Lebanon and on the population of Lebanese Americans. The History section provides an excellent, article length background on the countries history and the section on the Phoenicians is particularly good. Be sure to also look at the Archeology photos in the Photos section for additional information on Lebanese Ancient History.
Middle East Web Gateway
Middle East Web Gateway is produced by a non-government organization in Israel and offers much in the way of news and views on the Middle East. The web log and Mewzine are currently full of good commentary on the conflict in Lebanon, with debate in the comments from moderates from both sides.
Library of Congress Country Study: Lebanon
An eBook published in 1987 by the Library of Congress with chapters on "Historical Setting," "The Society and Its Envrionment," "The Economy," "Government and Politics," and "National Security." It also contains an extensive Bibliography. When inside pages, use the Forward and Back buttons at the top and bottom of the browser window to "turn the pages." The book is concise and easy to read, but dated.
U.S. Department of State – Background Note: Lebanon
The State Department's country overview for Lebanon including sections on People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Foerign Relations, U.S. Relations, Travel/Business. Click on "Lebanese Republic" for more links to the U.S. Embassey in Lebanon and the Ambassador.
CIA World Factbook: Lebanon
The CIA World Factbook provides limited commentary and a wealth of statistics on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communication, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Terrorism from Lebanon
Provides links to daily briefings on IDF activities in Lebanon. Excellent primary source.
Human Rights Watch: Lebanon
Information about Human Rights Watch's advocacy for obeying the laws of war and protecting human rights. Another good primary source.
Political Resources: Lebanon
Political Resources site on Lebanon has links to the Lebanese Constitution, Lebanon Search Directories, and all of the political parties in the Lebanese government, including Hezbollah.
Al Mashriq: Lebanon
A Search Directory about Lebanon (and the Levant more broadly) produced by Proffesor Borre Ludvigsen of Ostfold University College in Norway. Catagories include Archaeology, Constitution and Law, Geography, History, Peace and War, Religion, Social Welfare Issues and many other.
Columbia University Middle East Studies Internet Resources: Lebanon
A Search Directory about Lebanon produced by the Columbia University Middle East and Jewish Studies Department.
Database for Arab World News and Media: Lebanon
A database with links to Lebanese media, organized by publication schedule and media (daily, weekly, radio etc.).
Lebanese Blogger Forum
The Lebanese Blogger Forum has an extensive collection of blogs from inside Lebanon, providing timely "citizen journalism" from Lebanon.
BBC News: Who are Hezbollah
An article summarizing the origins and aims of Hezbollah, the political party, aid organization, and militia with significant influence over Southern Lebanon and listed as a terrorist group by the United States and Israel.
Frontline World: The Party of God
A 2003 Frontline Episode and companion website detailing the rise of Hezbollah from the 1970s. The site contains links to streaming viedo of the program, an interactive timeline, and a basic overview of the country's geography and history.
Hizbullah – The Party of God
A collection of primary source documents published by Hizbullah and other essays about the group. While the overall tone of the site supports Hizbullah, links are to publications by organizations like Middle East Quarterly and Human Rights Watch.
Global Citizens 2000: Civil War in Lebanon
This two period lesson plan comes from Rutgers University GC2000 project. According to the site: "The lessons for the Lebanon case include select journal entries of a leather tannery owner, Daud Khouri, from southern Lebanon, whose sons become deeply involved in the 1975 Lebanese civil war and the establishment of the Lebanese Front."
New York Times Daily Lesson Plans: Somewhere in the Middle
This one hour lesson plan comes from the New York Times Learning Network, dated August 16, 2006. According to the site: "In this lesson, students learn about the August, 2006, cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon. They then discuss the general geographic region known as "the Middle East," create maps of countries included under this regional designation, and annotate them with information on border and territory disputes."
New York Times Daily Lesson Plans: Muddle East
This one hour lesson plan comes from the New York Times Learning Network, dated July 19, 2006. According to the site: "In this lesson, students will explore the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. They will then research various perspectives, discuss the events in context, and write statements from the perspective of a country or organization involved."
New York Times Daily Lesson Plans: Signs of Withdrawl?
This one hour lesson plan comes from the New York Times Learning Network from March 9, 2005. According to the site: "In this lesson, students research Lebanon's recent history, from the 1975 civil war to the protest of occupying Syrian troops in 2005, and create a visual timeline for classroom display."
A Bash in Baalbeck: Creating a Lebanese Festival
This full week long unit explores the cultural of Lebanon and culminates in a traditional festival. The unit has basic background information on the country, an excellent section on Lebanese culture, lesson plans for a week of class, recipes for traditional Lebanese food, and a bibliography.


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Aton Sanz-Katz, Animator/Director at DreamWorksTV shows how to create an underwater 360° scene in After Effects, using 2D PhotoShop image and SkyBox Studio. It is a technique that was used to create the underwater scene in the DreamWorksTV 360 Music Video Mama Said by Lukas Graham – Cover by Mackenzie Sol.
You can also watch Aton's tutorial: 360/VR Monsters of the Deep Tutorial , where he shows the same technique.
Anton Sanz-Katz from DreamWorksTV shows you how build an underwater environment from stock 2D elements using Photoshop, After Effects, and SkyBox V2.
0:51 – The first task when creating a 360 environment from stock 2D images is to make the background image seamless. This will allow the image to wrap around you in the 360 environment without having a harsh vertical line, and a pinched top (zenith) and bottom (nadir) visible to the viewer. We'll start with our background image.
1:20 – in Photoshop, we divide the image in half, copying one half and flipping that half horizontally, effectively mirroring half of the image.
1:26 – Moving that half to the opposite side of the image (*Be careful to position the new half exactly over the original half on the opposite side of the image. If it is one pixel away from the edge, you will end up with a one pixel seam when viewed in 360). Merge the two layers. This removes the harsh vertical lines, but it also means the centre and the left and right edges of the image will appear mirrored.
2:10 – Using the Patch Tool in Photoshop, you can clean up your image to increase the randomness and remove the details that make it obvious that you have mirrored the image.
2:39 – To test how well you have Patched away the telltale signs of a mirrored image, use Filter>Other>Offset in Photoshop. For the moment, we are only concerned with the Horizontal Offset.
3:43 – Open After Effects and create a new comp with your mirrored and Patched background image. Add the Mettle SkyBox Converter to the image.
5:53/5:56 – Drop SkyBox Converter onto your precomp and change the 'Output' parameter to Cube-Map.
6:58 – Render out/Export the Cube-Map version of your background image, in order to work with it in Photoshop easier.
8:00 – Using the Patch Tool again, clean up the pinched zenith and nadir points of your image, then save the image.
9:36 – Import the updated background image into your After Effects Project bin and drop it into your Composition.
9:53 – Precomp the two layers and add a SkyBox Converter to the Precomp. Make sure the 'Input' parameter is set to Cube-Map, and the 'Output' parameter is set to Equirectangular.
11:25 – Adding and distant elements to the zenith or nadir of your 360 image, is as simple as dropping them directly onto the upper and lower arms of the Cube-Map cross. Precomp the newly added distant elements and the background Precomp.
Aton Sanz-Katz has been working as Director/Animator at DreamWorksTV, directing the channel's first 360/VR project.
Aton graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University with a degree in Film and Television and a winner of the Wasserman Award, receiving "The Charles and Lucille King Award". In addition, Aton has a M.F.A. in Motion Picture and Television as well as Master's in Animation and Visual Effects from the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco.
For the past 10 years he has acquired an extensive range of music video and commercial background, working with talents like Lady Gaga and Roddy Piper. In 2010 he produced and shot "The Emmy Award" winning series "The Bay". In 2012 he worked with OPFLEX Environmental Technologies, alongside a team of engineers from M.I.T. to develop a mass oil clean up system, which was tested in the largest saltwater tank in North America.


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Martial Law Is NOT the Answer!
Posted on December 16, 2020 by James A. Bacon | 47 Comments
by James A. Bacon
In a Tuesday Facebook post Sen. Amanda F. Chase, R-Chesterfield, a candidate for governor, called upon President Trump declare martial law and seize voting machines to find the voting fraud that resulted in Joe Biden's election. "There needs to be a national audit," she said.
President-elect Biden, elaborated Chase, is "not my President and never will be. The American people aren't fools. We know you cheated to win and we'll never accept the results. Fair elections we can accept but cheating to win, never. It's not over yet. So thankful President Trump has a backbone and refuses to concede. President Trump should declare martial law as recommended by General Flynn."
This is scary stuff. Chase's comment has been appropriately rebuked by many fellow Republicans, including her opponent in the gubernatorial contest Del. Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights. Chase's comment comes treacherously close calling for a suspension of suspending democracy, overthrowing the rule of law, and declaring a dictatorship. It's dangerous as hell and, as far as I'm concerned, disqualifies her as a serious candidate for public office.
But there is a larger point to make. Chase's comment demonstrates the extent to which a large swath of the Trump-voting electorate has become thoroughly distrustful of political institutions, the media, and the opinions of America's cultural elites. The same day that Chase's comment was reported by the Washington Post, these stories were reported in local newspapers in Virginia:
Campbell County. A crowd of more than 100 gathered by the Campbell County courthouse, laughing, whooping, and brandishing signs in defiance of Governor Ralph Northam's executive order limiting the size of gatherings to 10 people. Most were not wearing masks, reports the News & Advance. Last week the county supervisors had directed the county to oppose any restrictions imposed by statewide mandates, declaring the county a First Amendment sanctuary.
Fifth District Congressman Bob Good, a former Campbell supervisor, supported the movement. "Here you have an example of citizens rising up and saying, 'We are the ultimate authority in this nation. We are not going to allow our constitutional rights to be trampled upon, and we're not going to continue to suffer restrictions that are not warranted with no end in sight.'"
Charlie Abbott, who organized the event, said there are future plans to assemble in community restaurants without masks, social distancing, capacity limits or prohibition on the sale of alcohol. "Someone needs to remind [Northam] that we the people still wield the power. So come and take it from us."
Bedford County. Dozens of Bedford County residents gathered at a county supervisors meeting maskless in protest of Northam's pandemic restrictions. County officials maintain that local government operations such as board of supervisors meetings are exempt from the governor's executive orders, reports the Roanoke Times.
Last year Bedford supervisors passed a resolution declaring the county a "second amendment sanctuary" protecting the rights of gun owners and recognizing the county's citizen militia. Now people are calling for Bedford to declare itself a "first amendment sanctuary."
County officials have not commented on the first-amendment-sanctuary idea, but they are drafting a resolution in support of a bill submitted by state Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, to limit emergency powers by executive order to no more than 30 days. "The never-ending practice of governing by edict and press conference is bypassing the General Assembly and is not a narrowly tailored approach to managing an emergency," the statement says. "The unlimited timeframe" of the emergency hinders the ability of state delegates and senators to represent their districts.
Pittsylvania County. During a Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting, a citizen described as close to tears expressed opposition to Northam's "tyrannical" mask mandate. During his time to speak, Supervisor Ronald Scearce said he appreciated the resident's comments against the governor's "oppressive edicts," and said he planned to disregard them during his holiday celebrations.
"For my family, we're going to add some special civil disobedience traditions to our Christmas plans this year, and I plan on having as many of my extended family and friends that I can tolerate," he said, as reported by the Danville Register & Bee. "And it will be without a mask. I hope the governor's listening."
When cities and counties declared themselves to be second-amendment sanctuaries a year ago, the paper resolutions didn't hurt anyone. The current round of civil disobedience is a different matter. Flouting the governor's mask mandate might feel good, but protesters are hurting only themselves by exposing themselves to the coronavirus. The sheer illogic of the form the protests are taking, however, is indicative of the deep alienation afflicting so many. It is from this wellspring of disaffection, I believe, that Chase draws when she urges Trump to declare martial law.
It would take another column — indeed the topic calls for book-length treatment — to suggest where this deep disaffection comes from. Clearly, it precedes the presidential election that proved so disappointing to many. It was a year ago that the second-amendment resolutions were raging like a wildfire across "red" Virginia. I suspect that much of this emotional energy stems from watching Democrats and the media since 2017 declaring themselves the "resistance," blocking Trump's appointees, leaking classified information with impunity to embarrass the president, fanning the flames of the Russia Collusion delusion, slow-walking the release of documents that would reveal the truth, slandering Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, impeaching Trump over policy differences in Ukraine, and otherwise doing everything within their power to nullify the 2016 election. The behavior of Trump's enemies, which included many illegal acts, gave credence to the notion that they would try to steal the election. Layer on the daily insults and depredations of America's cultural elite rewriting history, declaring America a systemically racist nation, stereotyping all Trump supporters as racists, and "canceling" all who would voice opposition, and I can understand where the paranoia is coming from.
While I sympathize with those who see themselves as citizens and patriots, as in fact I do myself, I am distressed to see their protests take such a self-destructive form. There are better ways to oppose Northam's "tyranny" than exposing yourself to risk of infection of COVID-19!
And as much as the 2020 presidential election was likely marred by widespread irregularities, I believe Attorney General William Barr when he said they would not have changed the election outcome, I believe Republican election officials in Georgia who say their vote counts were accurate and that Biden won, and I trust the legal judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court, six of whose members were appointed by Republican presidents, when it refused to consider last-ditch appeals to contest the outcome.
Biden won the election. People need to get over it — and they need to find more constructive ways to channel their legitimate discontent. The country is a mess. Virginia is a mess. The identity politics, intolerance, civil disorder and regulatory overreach emanating from Virginia's new ruling class is terrifying. But calling for martial law to overturn an election is not constructive. If anyone destroys democracy and the rule of law in the United States, let it not be the lovers of liberty.
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47 responses to "Martial Law Is NOT the Answer!"
Peter Galuszka | December 16, 2020 at 11:15 am | Log in to Reply
Agree on this one
Steve Haner | December 16, 2020 at 11:16 am | Log in to Reply
To advocate armed rebellion is beyond the pale. Sadly, Chase's statement is just the logical extension of the widespread dissention from and disbelief in the outcome, fed by President Trump's own inability to admit why he lost – his own statements and personal behavior. The other day I wrote to praise Chase for re-entering the regular process for gaining nomination (the wrong process, but a lawful one) and now I hope this recent comment buries her chances. Biden won. Dozens of courts have examined the claims of meaningful fraud and rejected them. Trump's AG rejected them. The Supreme Court batted down the final Hail Mary effort, 7-2, and those two might still have rejected it on the merits. This is over. Over.
Except for far too many, it is not. One and all, do not mistake me: I will stand with the Constitution. If you want a fight, I won't be on your side.
Even as a retiree, Flynn can be charged with sedition and conduct unbecoming and be stripped of his rank, honors and retirement pay. Works for me. He has embarrassed the uniform. I fully support those seeking to test the outcome in court, within the system, but Flynn is a dangerous fool.
Matt Adams | December 16, 2020 at 11:59 am | Log in to Reply
It's wrong on all account, however it's just the logical swing of the pendulum after the outcome of 2016.
I've listened to some lawyers debate the voter fraud cases and their take was that instead of focusing on legitimate issues, they went with Q BS. They went right where the Democrats wanted them to go, which was after Dominion and all that other nonsense. There was a disservices done when they employed showboat lawyers instead of election lawyers.
There was fraud, was it meaningful enough to overturn the election. That is a resounded no, but there are in fact problems with what occurred.
That is a big problem in the Military community, but it's best to look at O6 and above for what they are, which is politicians trying to curry favor for their next big payday.
CrazyJD | December 16, 2020 at 12:17 pm | Log in to Reply
"There was a disservices done when they employed showboat lawyers instead of election lawyers."
On the other hand, without knowing who "they" are, it's hard to say "they" were stupid people. If "they" understood the numbers really weren't there for them, then hiring showboaters who are good in front of a microphone makes sense, particularly if your only remaining goal is to make political points, get the base riled up, and raise money.
Matt Adams | December 16, 2020 at 1:02 pm | Log in to Reply
I suppose if that was the end state. However, the end state should be to resolve all the actual fraud that occurred and was exacerbated by no reason mail in voting.
James Wyatt Whitehead V | December 16, 2020 at 5:11 pm | Log in to Reply
There could be one more Hail Mary. Electoral Count Act. That would produce some made for TV drama on the Potomac. I do have a soft spot for Hail Mary's.
Top-GUN | December 16, 2020 at 11:26 am | Log in to Reply
It's all about FREEDOM…
Too much Government
Too many Rules
Too many Taxes
Too much Lawlessness
To many Irresponsible Individuals
Too many Illegals….
To much and To many you name it. …
Christians, Conservatives, TEA party types, whatever you want to call us are tired of abiding by the rules while everybody else lies, cheats, steals, play the race card, claim discrimination, burn down cities, demand free everything….
Hell Yeah people are PISSED….
For once, in this election, I think the people who agree with you actually did show up and vote. Trump got a tremendous turnout. But we just got outvoted, largely because he screwed it up (not just my opinion.) Guess what, another election is coming. Starting with the Georgia races, the damage can be mitigated and reversed. You have indeed nailed the other side's tactics, but they must be stopped lawfully.
Nancy_Naive | December 16, 2020 at 11:44 am | Log in to Reply
… and the answer was Trump? A liar, cheat, ignorant buffoon and thief? Yeah, that works.
VDOTyranny | December 16, 2020 at 3:20 pm | Log in to Reply
Not to defend Trump, but in 2016 he just took advantage of the frustration. People hitched a ride on the wrong bus, partly because they don't want to accept reality.
Nancy_Naive | December 16, 2020 at 3:53 pm | Log in to Reply
The "frustration" is 90% based on internet falsehoods. The mind is a place all of its own. It can make a Heaven of Hell, or a Hell of Heaven.
What's that chestnut? If I can get you to believe the absurdity, you will commit the atrocity. Lies and violence. Can't have one without the other.
TBill | December 16, 2020 at 11:37 am | Log in to Reply
We have met the enemy and he is US (social media bred extremism on all sides).
Such rhetoric lost a Michigan State Rep/Sen his committee chairs.
Sad that the crazies in your party are so happily entrenched in their little districts.
Good that they are exposing the level of their lack of understanding of the Constitution and that which makes our form of democracy exceptional. It makes it impossible for them to attain state-wide or national prominence. These irrational remarks, and actions of signing on to lawsuits, e.g., will bite them in the ass if they try to leave their little neighborhoods.
CrazyJD | December 16, 2020 at 11:44 am | Log in to Reply
For some time, I have been telling my brother Up Nawth that you are witnessing a form of civil war, and that all had better be careful lest a real one be precipitated.
1. It's interesting to see Biden calling for unity while blasting his enemies, namely Trump without saying so. This is what Trump was called out for.
Seems hardly the way to unite the country.
2. Re: The Mess. I found a column in this morning's T-D to be thoughtful. Salena Zito writes for CNN, not my favorite news outlet, but I thought her explanation of the current politics had some merit, referring to similar volatility between 1890 and 1900. This lady has something to think about.
https://martinsvillebulletin.com/opinion/columnists/zito_salena/salena-zito-our-bender-of-political-instability-shows-no-signs-of-stopping/article_c00782be-38ae-11eb-89c7-77c4ac67de7c.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom
Lawrence Hincker | December 16, 2020 at 11:45 am | Log in to Reply
I'd like to see all those maskless protestors in Bedford or Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties to take a vow not to seek medical help and eschew hospital emergency rooms when they contract the virus. Same for the anti-vaccers. Like Sampson in the Temple, they are collapsing the roof onto their own heads.
That is exactly how Trump sealed his fate and Republican candidates better learn from it. But first they have to admit the loss was self-inflicted.
Steve, Not sure what you're referring to here. What is "this"?
Steve Haner | December 16, 2020 at 12:36 pm | Log in to Reply
Pandering to those who think the pandemic overblown. That lost Trump votes.
Nancy_Naive | December 16, 2020 at 3:56 pm |
Now, the question is "Will Trump's pandering to the Election Fraud crowd cost Mitch his job?"
Jan 5 will be the answer.
Perhaps, and you can call them out for what you might believe is their recklessness, but the underlying problem remains.
jyl1st | December 16, 2020 at 12:25 pm | Log in to Reply
Jim – I agree with this column almost completely, but with a big exception – Libertarians/Republicans/Trump supporters just can't help themselves with their "Whataboutism"
"I suspect that much of this emotional energy stems from watching Democrats and the media since 2017 declaring themselves the "resistance," blocking Trump's appointees, leaking classified information with impunity to embarrass the president, fanning the flames of the Russia Collusion delusion, slow-walking the release of documents that would reveal the truth, slandering Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, impeaching Trump over policy differences in Ukraine, and otherwise doing everything within their power to nullify the 2016 election. "
There are many major issues with this sentence, and it gives cover to those Americans like Va Tech Grad Chase (what is in the water in Blacksburg – Steve Bannon, Benedictine HS grad, and former VPI class President, and self proclaimed admirer of Vladimir Lennin is another GOP-crazy).
Let's agree that there was no "collusion". Trump has been compromised via his corrupt self by Russia and likely other foreign actors. The US Attorney, Southern District of NY, will get to deal with this corruption/RICO issue with the first crime family after Jan 20, 2021.
But, the fact remains that this clear and present danger to the USA is the nominal leader of the GOP, for now, and has conned millions of Americans and continues his seditious incitement of violence and overthrow of a Constitutional election.
Until Republicans, Libertarians, and Americans repudiate him, his actions and his beliefs, we will continue with this escalation.
For starters, the Russians have continued to attack us and our Cyber infrastructure, unabated, not fake news, and this Administration has failed to address this threat and there are many that need to be held accountable.
Otherwise, great column Jim.
Nathan | December 16, 2020 at 12:30 pm | Log in to Reply
I think taking disputes to court is perfectly appropriate. Sen. Amanda F. Chase has gone over the line, however, here. She should not be the nominee for governor.
djrippert | December 16, 2020 at 12:59 pm | Log in to Reply
Here we go again. Yet another chapter in the slow motion suicide of Republicans in Virginia. First, the RPV demands that a convention be the means of nomination for governor in 2021. That compresses the timeframe for getting into the game and effectively squeezes out anybody other than long time politicos who have been slithering in the Richmond cesspool for 10+ years. Unsurprisingly, only two candidates seem likely to compete for the nomination – a flamboyant extremist (Joe Morrissey in drag) and the candidate that the plantation elite want to run – Kirk Cox, a Colonial Heights lifer, politician for life, drenched in over $10m of special interest political donations. He's never run anything bigger than a classroom. That's the choice the Republicans are going to provide – a loon and Ralph Northam, Jr.
The best thing Republicans can do is to donate to Jennifer Carroll Foy and try to convince her to campaign and govern as a more centrist Democrat. Republicans should also vote in the Democratic primary to help ensure Foy is the candidate.
Alternately, try to convince Pete Snyder to run as an independent so that conservatives have a candidate who is not just the next standard bearer for the remnants of the Byrd Machine.
Steve Haner | December 16, 2020 at 2:29 pm | Log in to Reply
Right….Carroll-Foy will happily veer back to the center just because a few Republicans send her money. DJ, you would attack any GOP candidate with legislative service in the same terms as you do Cox. You just love to read your own ravings. Snyder has squandered his opportunity — he's been dithering about running now for months and months. Likewise Senator Hanger. Cox is on the field and making the run. Snyder running as an independent would have the same result as Chase doing so — an easy Democratic victory.
When is the next flashpoint? That will reveal a great deal about where this is all going. Too bad we are all just along for the ride.
Nathan | December 17, 2020 at 8:02 am | Log in to Reply
Here's the next milestone.
January 6, 2021—Congress counts the electoral votes
"Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes. The Vice President, as President of the Senate, presides over the count and announces the results of the Electoral College vote. The President of the Senate then declares which persons, if any, have been elected President and Vice President of the United States."
"If any objections to the electoral votes are made, they must be submitted in writing and be signed by at least one member of the House and one Senator. If objections are presented, the House and Senate withdraw to their respective chambers to consider the merits of the objection(s) under procedures set out in Federal law."
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/key-dates
Nancy_Naive | December 17, 2020 at 8:09 am | Log in to Reply
A fishing pole is a stick with a jerk on one end wishing for a jerk on the other.
LarrytheG | December 16, 2020 at 1:46 pm | Log in to Reply
Who said the GOP is not a "big tent" party? It's pretty much got anyone who does not care for the Dems, "elites", MSM, etc – but the width and breadth of the opinions do vary all the way from "no way martial law" to actual martial law – with Trump leading the way.
Chase actually does represent a significant number of people / voters, it's not like she's boot booted from the GOP at all, no less than three GOP Congressmen have signed on to the "fraud" election idea.
You can bet if Chase was voting in a precinct – that other GOP would be voting the same way she would be – "big tent" GOP!
I know this sounds CRAZY but somehow I got on Trumps email list and I'm getting 10-20 emails a day. I initially thought of tagging it as SPAM or blocking it but then thought better of it – not in a "good" way! 😉
It's an eclectic mix of stuff ranging from the far out conspiracy theories to stuff like this:
" We have a very important offer for you from President Trump.
For the NEXT HOUR, you can get one of our ICONIC 2020 Trump Christmas Ornaments for ONLY $35.
That's right, Matthew. You can take $10 OFF your purchase when you step up and claim your 2020 Trump Christmas Ornament RIGHT NOW.
Act fast. In ONE HOUR the price will go back up and you may NEVER get another chance to claim a 2020 Trump Christmas Ornament at this very special price.
Please contribute $45 $35 in the NEXT HOUR to claim your very own 2020 Trump Christmas Ornament. >>"
Now… when I see Joe Biden doing stuff like this – I will be agreeing with George Wallace who famously said there is not a "dimes worth of difference between them".
Dick Hall-Sizemore | December 16, 2020 at 2:14 pm | Log in to Reply
So, how many ornaments did you get for your tree?
The Official WH ornament is the JFK portrait. But Trump can't put any of that money into his pocket like he can what Larry is buying.
zippo!
WayneS | December 17, 2020 at 2:28 pm | Log in to Reply
I'd have to see the ornament first. If it's a statuette of him dressed as the Grinch with his head stuffed up his own ass then I'm in!
Jim, if you are going to criticize Trump's opponents, at least be credible in your criticisms:
1. Blocking Trump's nominees. What nominees were blocked? The Republicans had the majority in the Senate and the filibuster of nominees had been abandoned thanks to Harry Reid, a Democrat, which made it impossible to block any nominees.
2. Leaking classified information. This is not new. It happens to every President. The Obama went to great lengths to try to stop leaks.
3. Fanning flames of Russian collusion. There may not have been collusion in the sense that the Trump people and the Russians explicitly got together to agree, but the Russians were trying to help Trump and the Trump people knew about it.
4. Slow-walking release of documents. What are you talking about here? The administration is the one that had the documents and went to great legal lengths to avoid releasing anything.
5. Slandering Kavanagh. As I recall it, it was the female acquaintance of Kavanagh who came forward with the accusations. The Senate is not supposed to look into it?
6. Impeaching over policy differences in Ukraine–It wasn't about policy differences. It was about the President using his official office to pressure another country to take actions that would benefit the President's political fortunes.
No. 6 is still in play….
Forget the blackmail, delaying a Congressional appropriation, etc., etc.
He should have been censured for attempted abuse of power for stepping all over the Biden's 4th Amendment rights, Hunter's and Joe's. He attempted, quiet clearly, to initiate an illegal investigation of a US citizen.
We have treaties for such, but they are deliberately AG to AG to protect US citizens.
I could explain more but with the crowd here, it would bounce off the hard heads like a BB off a battleship.
James A. Bacon | December 16, 2020 at 3:01 pm | Log in to Reply
Dick, we'll have to agree to disagree on all six points.
1. When I said "blocked," that was short-hand for using every procedural trick in the book to delay appointments as long as possible. Perhaps I should have used a different word. The larger point remains. Key positions were delayed for months, which delayed the implementation of Trump policies.
2. The leaks, including of classified intelligence, were unprecedented during the Trump administration. Anyone who refuses to acknowledge this lives in la-la land.
3. There was no collusion. End of story. Three years of hysterical media speculation proved totally unfounded.
4. The administrative state dragged out the release of documents in response to FOIA requests, congressional subpoenas and other legitimate demands. When documents were released, they were often heavily redacted to hide embarrassing information. It has taken years for the truth to dribble out.
5. You seem to forget the less credible allegations that were widely aired in the media.
6. Do I really need to remind you how much more the public knows about Hunter Biden's pay-to-play schemes than was acknowledged during the impeachment?
Suppose, James, that the Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney suspected you had a meth lab in your basement. No evidenc, mind you, not even real probable cause. He just knows you, doesn't like you, and figures you for the type.
Now, no judge is going to give him a search warrant, so he tries to make a deal with a B&E artist, awaiting trial, to break into your house and take photos for dropping charges against him.
Is that okay with you? What should happen to the CA?
Remember, Trump was absolutely sure it was the Ukraine that hacked the DNC (because Putin told him so), and Barr had refused to open the investigation.
Well, if it's civil war they want, let 'em bring it. It won't last long, and will result in a better version of the 2nd Amendment.
Baconator with extra cheese | December 16, 2020 at 3:27 pm | Log in to Reply
F_ck her. I'm not happy about the election but I am not taking up arms against my own citizens because there may be some relatively low level shadiness.
I believe there was some shadiness… but not enough to sway the election.
This sounds like the 5 stages of Grief
1. Denial
2. Anger
4. Depression
Just not sure if Acceptance means:
1) The looters and moochers win; accept "socialism" and learn to be a crony, or
2) Conservatives finally acknowledge you can't have freedom while using the force of government to shove your version of morality down other people's throats
Maybe I'm at stage 4, but I'm expecting acceptance outcome 1
Well, conservatives are finally understanding the concept of federalism and an independent judiciary that is reluctant to intervene and overturn legislative actions, elections, etc. That's what we've (well, I've) advocated for. And that is what has frustrated Trump and Chase et. al.
For now. Wait 2 years to see if the lesson stuck.
Of course. #2 requires the ability to learn, and learning needs a long term memory, beyond 2 years.
The GOP impeached a POTUS over sexual behavior and lying about it. They prevented Obama from appointing a SCOTUS judge. To name two. Many others, but NONE of those acts would justify "martial law" or much of what else is going on now with armed people going to GOP officials homes and threatening them, Members of Congress signing on with obvious conspiracy theories and worse.
Almost no POTUS in history publically personally attacked people he disagreed with – much less on an almost weekly basis. The name-calling, the bullying, the threats, – what POTUS does this?
Trump says on social media almost daily what Nixon would only say in private but was caught on tape, Trump has no problem what-so-ever , personally attacking his own people, his own AG, Defense Dept, FBI, CIA, Cyber Security, CDC, FDA. What POTUS does this?
He has debased the office and has encouraged the worst behavior from those who normally would be condemned – like Chase.
But apparently it's all "justified" because of the bad stuff the Dems did.
This could go on forever – and maybe is the norm anyhow – but when we cross over to using these "sins" to justify armed folks parading around threatening GOP election officials and talking about martial law – we've crossed over the Rubicon.
If Biden ends up with the unfortunate luck of William Henry Harrison he might go down as the only scandal free president of the 21st century. Good ole Tippecanoe and don't forget Tyler Too!
Blackdog Cav | December 18, 2020 at 8:32 am | Log in to Reply
On the "unmasked"protests: Wouldn't a more effective protest been a responsibly "masked" one? "Look how silly your arbitrary gathering caps and other limitations on legal assembly are, governor… We the people can choose to gather responsibly and safely and will continue to do so!"
But you're right… Those protests and the way they played out do very much reflect the deep mistrust that has been fostered and that continues to grow… and that will continue to be a drag on the recovery from the Covid pandemic. Our leaders and politicians have little direction to turn in assigning blame for this dynamic other than the mirror… and the media
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You've lived here for years. You've never had any trouble. But one otherwise quiet night, you hear a strange noise. It sounds like the jiggling of a doorknob. Is someone breaking into your house? Are the kids still in bed? Where did you leave the phone? It's three o'clock in the morning, and there is no one around to help. With no home alarm system, your mind starts racing a million miles a second trying to think of ways to keep your family safe and - at the same time - work out an escape route.
This is a situation all too many people find themselves in every year. The middle of a potentially life-threatening emergency with no security alarm system is no time to discover you need additional help. The best time to work those things through is right now when all is well. There are some simple ideas you can put into place right now that can help prevent break-ins at your home. Even if you have a home alarm system, these tips go a long way to give added safety.
Most people never turn on the outside lights unless they are leaving. While they believe turning outdoor lights on when they leave is a safety measure, they are only partially correct. Why? Because if the only time you turn the outdoor lights on is when you leave, you're sending a glaring signal to burglars that says, "Hey! I've gone out for several hours tonight so help yourself. I'll turn the lights off when I get back so you and your buddies will know not to come around."
Turn your porch lights and other outdoor lights on *every* night, whether you're leaving your home or not. This way, you accomplish two things. First, you shed light on dark areas that might otherwise help to camouflage burglars. Second, you take away the signal burglars are waiting to see that tells them you're away from home. Alarm systems are fabulous for helping in times of emergency, but prevention is still the number-one cure for break-ins.
When you give burglars plenty of cover, they will likely take advantage of it. Tall bushes and shrubs that fully or partially cover windows make great hiding places. Burglars can easily squat behind a bush as they work on prying open a window for entry. Likewise, tall topiaries, statues or other objects that offer cover to burglars should be removed from around your doorways. Don't provide anything that would give a robber a hiding place.
Most burglars are looking for an easy score. If they think entry will be too difficult or that there is a high risk of being caught (as is the case with security alarm systems), they will probably move on to another house. If you currently have a home alarm system, place the signs and window stickers in prominent places where they can be readily seen. This practice is frequently recommended by police departments because of its effectiveness. Motion detector lights are also good deterrents. Security pins for sliding doors and windows would definitely be too much trouble for your average burglar to fuss with. In addition, double-paned windows are extra trouble to break (and extra noisy!) giving burglars yet another reason to look elsewhere for a victim.


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Q: Redux-persist keeps on loading  Motivation
I'd like to keep user information on page refresh/redirect, but also I want to clear it after logout action.

 Configuration
const rootReducer = combineReducers({productsReducer, auth: accessReducer, usersReducer});

const persistConfig = {
    key: 'root',
    storage,
    whitelist: ['auth']
};

I want to persist data only in accessReducer that's why it's whitelisted. Now I want to handle logout in such way that all data in reset. To do so I've created logoutReducer:
 Logout reducer
export const logout = () => ({
    type: 'USER_LOGOUT'
});

const logoutReducer = (state, action) => {
    if(action.type = 'USER_LOGOUT'){
        state = undefined;
    }

    return rootReducer(state, action);
};

 Store and persistor
const persistedReducer = persistReducer(persistConfig, logoutReducer);
export const store = createStore(persistedReducer, applyMiddleware(thunk));
export const persistor = persistStore(store);

 PROBLEM
Once I run the application, I get loading information which comes from a <Loader/> in PersistGate:

<Provider store={store}>
    <PersistGate loading={<Loader/>} persistor={persistor}>
        ...
    </PersistGate>
</Provider>

POSSIBLE CAUSE
Now I guess it's because I pass logoutReducer which has only reference to other reducers and that's why configuration fails. How do I persist user information and keep that logout-clear-store trick? Is there any other solution for this? Any help would be appreciated ♥

A:  ANSWER
During doing research about this problem I've found this issue, where poster had similar problem. Solution is in the last comment in this post, that is:
react-reset.
Here is my application of this package to mentioned above problem:
const appReducer = combineReducers({productsReducer, auth: accessReducer, usersReducer});

const persistConfig = {
    key: 'root',
    storage,
    whitelist: ['auth']
};

const enHanceCreateStore = compose(
    applyMiddleware(thunk),
    reduxReset()
)(createStore);

const persistedReducer = persistReducer(persistConfig, appReducer);
export const store = enHanceCreateStore(persistedReducer);
export const persistor = persistStore(store);

Then you just simply on logout dispatch action given from redux-reset:
store.dispatch({
  type: 'RESET'
})


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Posted on December 3, 2020 by mpomy
Here is a short meditation on the genius of Lowell George, and in particular his influential slide playing. Songs excerpted in the pod for the purpose of commentary and discussion include the following (in order of appearance):
Allman Brothers — "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" (Live at Fillmore, 1971)
Little Feet — "Crack in Your Door" (Little Feet, 1971)
Bonnie Raitt — "Spit of Love" (Fundamental, 1998)
Frank Zappa — "No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve" (You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore, Volume 5, 1969)
The Meters — "Just Kissed My Baby" (Rejuvenation, 1974)
Little Feet — "All That You Dream" (Live in Holland, 1976)
LIttle Feet — "All That You Dream" (The Last Record Album, 1975)
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It is difficult for me to view anything by Little Feat without focusing through the lens of Lowell George. The sound of his guitar and vocal is just such a signature. And his slide playing on songs like Fat Man in the Bathtub has had such a tremendous impact on me personally. That guitar sound was not just big for me, but actually a bit of a pivot point for electric slide playing in rock music. Lowell basically took us on the next big step in popular electric slide playing. For white rock guitarists, it was Duane Allman and then everybody else. Duane was the only one who didn't sound like he was imitating someone else.
[DON'T KEEP ME WONDERING SNIPPET]
Even monsters like Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green and Jimmy Page couldn't do it. I think Mick Taylor was the only one who came close to establishing a real signature sound during the generation when the influence of Blues music became more mainstream in the late 60's.
But then we fast forward into the mid 70's and Lowell brings out that compressor pedal and changes everything.
[CRACK IN YOUR DOOR from LITTLE FEET from 1:20]
There are undoubtedly a bunch of YouTube videos that discuss how Lowell George got this sound and the role that the compressor pedal played in making that happen, but I'm not interested in going into that now. Suffice to say that the technique can be approximated and we see a TON of that with guitarists Bonnie Raitt and Ry Cooder, who both learned their tone directly from Lowell George. The fact that Lowell didn't survive long enough to see that pile of money that Bonnie Raitt made playing guitar the HE taught her is really too bad.
[SPIT OF LOVE from FUNDAMENTAL from 1:45]
But Lowell George was a man of excess. He died of a drug overdose in 1979 at age 34. He was a big man, but not big enough for these appetites apparently. You can see him sweating through the Little Feet sets in Rockplast videos (THANK GOD FOR ROCKPLAST) and others on Youtube. His weight ballooned to over 300 lbs at the time of his death.
But even in that short career, he left an extraordinary legacy, mostly through Little Feet. I mean, Waiting for Columbus is like Frampton Comes Alive, or Live at Leeds or Seconds Out. That was an absolutely definitive live record, though highly produced, that had ALL the hits and found the band at its creative peak.
I didn't have a strong feeling about Little Feat when I was learning guitar and I barely knew who Lowell George was, except that he had died young and that his band's songs were on the radio all the time. Especially Dixie Chicken. To me it was like Lynyrd Skynyrd — dumb Southern Rock. Obviously the only dumb one in connection with that opinion about both Little Feat and Skynyrd was me. But I was young then and I'm a lot smarter now.
And then, of course, I found out Little Feet wasn't really southern rock (at least not like Skynyrd or the Allman Brothers), but really a band from LA. More surprising was the fact that Lowell George, who co-founded and fronted Little Feet was an ex-associate of Frank Zappa.
If you go back to the era of Zappa's band when Lowell George played guitar and sang, you can tell it's him, but the music is still all about Frank, as it always was. This taste is from You Can't Do That on Stage Volume 5, Disc 1, track 21 — No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve. Lowell takes the first solo in this live jam from Miami in Feb 1969:
[No Waiting for the Peanuts SNIPPET YCDTOSAv5 from start]
But the more I listened to Little Feet, the more I realized that LA / avant Garde vibe is sneaking around in there. The song arrangements are a little counter-intuitive, I mean imaginative at times, more decorative than traditional blues. Once Little Feet got that New Orleans vibe, that was pretty much it. That's the sound of that band, even though they are not one of the countless amazing musical act to come from that hallowed city.
And if we're going to talk about Lowell George's associations and New Orleans, then we need to highlight the Meters. The consulate New Orleans house band, The Meters (or sometimes The Funky Meters) were a more 'lettin' it all hang out' version of Booker T and the MGs. Younger, more brash and showy in their musicianship, but the same basic idea. And Lowell worked with them on Robert Palmer music like "Sneaking Sally" which is way funkier than is should have been. More importantly, Lowell George's SIGNATURE slide shows up on "Just Kissed My Baby" from the 1974 Meters record 'Rejuvenation.' That groove is one of the funkiest things you could ever hear anywhere.
[Snippet of JUST KISSED MY BABY from 2:30]
Lowell was smart to embrace the Meters sound in terms of commercial success. During his short career he (and Little Feet) probably outsold Frank Zappa by a wide margin. Of course, he also earned a lot more than the Meters, but that's another podcast.
And that brings me to the Little Feet song that I just love the most and it's been a thing for me for years. I must have heard this track under some very special circumstances to make me like it so much, but I don't remember any of that. I just know that I love this tune. It is from the 1974 Little Feet album titled "The Last Record Album" (like The Last Picture Show). The second song on side one is "All That You Dream" and imagine how shocked I was that this long lost musical innovator, this consort of many geniuses, didn't even write my favorite song from his band's repertoire. Well, he didn't.
The song is written by the second guitarist, Paul Barrere, and the keyboard player Bill Payne. The studio version also features Linda Rondstadt on vocals, which may account for a lot of the appeal. The vocal hook that the song is built around is so catchy and I will talk about that in a second.
But I may never have given this one a seance glance if it hadn't been for that slide guitar, I have a real weakness there. As long as I live I will never hear enough of that compressed to within an inch of its life Stratocaster with the slide bar on the left pinky. The Waiting for Columbus version of the song really features more reasonable and adult contemporary sound from that guitar, but on this one bootleg, it sounds like all hell is about to break loose. Listen to the jam at the beginning, featuring some nice lead by Barrere, and then the way Lowell's guitar comes in to introduce that amazing vocal hook. This is from Holland in 1976.
[Snippet]
Of course, the most special thing about the song (my love of slide guitar notwithstanding), is the incredible vocal hook. It is something more akin to Fleetwood Mac or the Eagles rather than Frank Zappa or The Meters. But for me, those soft focus vocals from the 70's will always have a special place since so much of the music I grew up with featured refrains that aspired to this catchy-ness. Here's the studio version to calmly wrap up this episode. Thanks so much for listening and I will see you next time in the Escape Pod.
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Don't you just miss the feel of printed photos? Especially Polaroids. I guess that's why I love film – there's just something about tangible copies of our memories. There's also the excitement that comes with it, waiting for a print to develop, whether it's at the 1-hour counter, in your own dark room, or endlessly staring at (or shaking!) a Polaroid.
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1990 gsx, 0 mile only idle time 6 bolt block I bought from a reputable seller in the community. 6 bolt cylinder head, new topline lifters (bled before installed), kelford 272s, oem valves that were lapped in by myself and my friend. Brand new gsc beehive valve springs and retainers. Brand new 9627pt felpro head gasket with L19 studs torqued to 115ft/lbs, brand new timing belt pulleys tensioner etc.
We fully assemble the entire build and drop it into the car. We gap brand new plugs and toss them in and hit the key. It cranks but doesn't fire up so we wait a little then it finally fires up for 5 seconds then dies out and won't even try to fire again. So we pull the head thinking bent valves but all the valves are 100% good, then we think maybe timing belt slipped but everything lines up and belt is 100% good. We run a compression test and get 40-75-40-100 (1-2-3-4). It's a fresh block so rings aren't seated yet but we have zero idea what is wrong that the car won't even attempt to fire. My friend and I have spent 2 straight weeks mulling and replacing parts that we would even suspect to be the issue yet absolutely nothing has changed anything.
We did a poor man's leak down test and it is coming from the oil galleries in the head to indicate rings but they're not seated so I'd assume that they should leak right now. The pistons are wossner with eagle rods. Unknown on specs from the rings as it was built prior to me owing it. Cylinder walls look excellent.
Sounds like pinched rings or something of the like, even brand new engines should develop plenty of compression to start and run, it might be a LITTLE low, but nothing like that. Have you tried a different compression tester? how are you doing the test? wide open throttle and crank it until the needle quits moving is the proper way, also make sure the tester has a schrader valve installed in it or it wont read right.
Yes wot crank til the needle stops and yes on the valve.
Dropping a cap full of oil raised the compression but still wouldn't get it to fire.
I'd have the head checked. You should be able to hit 40psi without rings on the pistons.
My buddy and I lapped in the valves and used a straight edge to make sure it isn't completely mukked up. Could it be possible that a valve got bent but doesn't show any signs of it being bent?
what were you trying to see with the straight edge?
Straight edge to see head straightness on the gasket side.
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I've seen cylinders with melted pistons make 40psi. I'm not saying his shortblock is fine, but that for compression that low you have a valve or timing issue.
It's also very possible that the lifters are hanging valves open. I've seen people do that a lot installing lifters wrong.
Before tearing anything apart a leakdown test should be done. That will tell you exactly what the issue is.
Neither of us have a true leak down tester but filling the cylinders with air from the compression tester setup, all the air is coming through the oil galleries with the valve cover off. We actuated each valve to see if they would maintain the same sounds or not and upon opening each valve the air changed pitch and the air went with the each valve we opened whether intake or exhaust.
I have talked with the seller of the block and he says that the block is healthy and brought a weird question into the equation. He says that he has seen kelford cams installed backwards (ie. Intake where exhaust should be and vice versa). This is the first kelfords i've ever had and I'm pretty sure that they install one way (cas on intake) but is their anyway to install the cams wrong?
They were torqued in and in the proper way. I'm just baffled really.
Not saying you aren't correct in the least. I'm just trying for it not to be the shortblock I know whenever we added a cap of oil to each cylinder the compression rose but being dished pistons that would be obvious that the numbers would increase.
The only piece of the engine you are relatively certain about is the head. You had the head apart, lapped the valves and installed a new headgasket. That why im leaning towards a block issue. Those compression numbers are also very random. You could drop the pan and take a look at the rods, check for play?
Valve train. Run a leakdown. All else fails pull the cams and do a leakdown. You will know for sure at that point. Yiu can build a leakdown tester if you don't have one.
I have kelford 272's in my car and had to open up the lsa about 10* to get over 15 in/hg at idle.
I wouldn't doubt if you had a combination of issues. Pull the rockers (or cams) and do a real leakdown. You're going to have a good amount leak past the rings because they're new, but I'd also pull the manifolds so you can check how much is getting past the valves.
Replaced the head completely with a great condition head and the compression actually became worse on all 4 cylinders. Zero bent valves, everything 100% so the short block is the issue.
I'm gonna go on a limb here....did you make sure the crank plate isnt on backwards? You eliminated the head/cams but to have such low compression just doesnt seem likely unless something isnt lined up.
Sounds like bad head gasket surfaces or effed rings.
I don't see why the compression test results would get worse (granted, don't know how much worse) from the head swap unless the gasket is leaking across cylinders or something got messed up on install.
What was the block surface like, what gasket used, etc? Not saying the short block isn't the issue, but can't hurt to check the whole picture.
Willing to bet you any amount of money that the ring gaps are out of spec and or the piston to cylinder walls clearances are not within spec.At this level of disassembly it doesn't take that much longer to inspect these clearances and this could be done with even with the block inside of car.
Someone could have installed standard rings or pistons on a bored block, who knows... Are you certain that the exhaust isnt plugged up in any way?
Could be^^^ I would think there would be bent valves at some point though.


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The Thomas Andrew Woods Elementary School is located in Southwest Tyler, 809 Clyde Drive on a ten acre site. The school first opened its doors to students in September, 1956.
The school was named in honor of Thomas Andrew Woods, who was a physical education teacher and a popular head coach at Hogg Junior High School during the years that Hogg-Roberts Junior High School athletic rivalry reached its peak. Attendance at these junior high school games exceeded 5,000 on several occasions. His teams always received strong support from parents, students and community people, for they knew that Woods inspired his players to do their best at all time and the he judged those boys fairly on the basis of their performance, with no outside interference.
He sometimes pointed out to teachers that the lines from the poem "It matters games not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. . ." might apply to the game of life but that in sport it did matter; you must win if possible. This affable young coach enjoyed nothing better than playing a practical joke on some friend or teacher.
Woods, a great lover of boys, operated The Tyler Little League Summer Baseball program for eight consecutive years after the Korean War. In the midst of his busy schedule, he always found time to work with his church, where he was both a deacon and a trustee. This successful coach died at the age of 42 and was buried at Waldrop Cemetery near Beckville.
Funeral services for Thomas Andrew "Andy" Woods, 42, football coach at Hogg Junior High School, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Central Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. Duane Pringle, officiating, assisted by Rev. Charlie Dyer of Marshall.
Burial will be in Waldrop Cemetery in Panola County under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home.
Mr. Woods died at 11 p.m. last night at his home after an illness of several months.
A native of Beckville, Coach Woods was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Pine Hill Masonic Lodge in Rusk County and the Southwest Football Officials Association. He taught in Tyler from 1940 until 1942 when he went to Panola County. He returned here in 1945.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Melba Woods of Tyler; a son, Milton, of Tyler; his mother, Mrs. Alta Woods of Tyler; two brothers, Leon Woods of Chapel Hill and Drenton Woods of Corpus Christi; one sister, Miss Marie Woods of Tyler.
Formal dedication ceremonies for Tyler's newest elementary school, Thomas Andrew Woods Elementary School, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with an open house scheduled after a short program.
Mrs. P. M. DeCharles, president of the Woods Parent-Teachers Association, will preside at the dedication. Rev. C. Monroe King, pastor of Highland Presbyterian Church, will give the invocation.
Fifth and sixth grader chorus students, under the direction of Mrs. Richard B. Bennett, will furnish musical selections, accompanied by Ben Lauderdale.
Dr. Porter M. Bailes Jr., president of trustees of the Tyler Independent School District, will make the presentation of the building to Mrs. Charles Dawson, vice-president of Woods PTA, Robert Sturdivant, president of Woods student council, and Glenn Kidd, principal.
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Located on a 10-acre site which was given to the Tyler school system by Mr. and Mrs. Tomas G. Pollard, the new school was named in honor of the Thomas Andrew Woods, who was physical education teacher and coach at Hogg Junior High School for several years.
The Woods school building contains 18 classrooms, a multi-purpose room and a cafetorium in addition to a clinic, office space and a teachers workroom.
The levels of the school were split to permit the most economical and advantageous use of the site. Classrooms and administration areas are located on the upper level and are approached by a covered loading-unloading walkway. Areas with a high noise level such as the cafetorium-kitchen, and the playground, are separated from the classroom by both distance and level.
All spaces in the building are naturally ventilated and lighted by window walls and skydomes. Each teaching space is equipped with amble tack and chalk boards, wardrobe and storage cabinets, sink and drinking fountain, acoustical plaster ceilings, intercommunication system, provisions for closed circuit television, and thermostatically controlled individual heating units.
The school was built at a cost of over $100,000. It is so designed as to hold over 35 students per room without crowding or giving a feeling of being crowded.
Following the dedication ceremony Sunday, the open house will be held with homeroom mothers, teachers and members of the school student council acting as hosts and guides.
Dr. Hollis A. Moore, superintendent of schools, urged all parents and adults to visit the new Sunday.
 Lewis, Zella. Be It Remembered: The First Century of Public Education in Tyler, 1882-1982. Tyler, Tx: Tyler Independent School District, 1982, page I-N.
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Q: Error printing out table rows I am trying to print out a table using data which i am fetching from the database.This is the code
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The error get repeated 8 times,since those are the total number of rows i am having.

A: Why are you doing it that complicated?
Please take a look at this tutorial:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-fetch-assoc.php
Maybe you also consider switching to MySQLI as MySQL is depreceated

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A: This is how i fixed it
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Libby Parker June 27, 2016 Community and Family, Music, Uncategorized, What's on in Adelaide
INTERVIEW: WHOSE JAM IS IT ANYWAY? AT THE BLUEBEE ROOM
Got a song? Got a band? Got a hankering to play on stage and jam?
Then head to the BlueBee room on Thursday night and be a part of Whose Jam is it Anyway?
The Straight-Jacket Tailors will open the night, and then it's over to you to provide the entertainment.
Organiser Cam Walters says the last few jams have been great fun and it's an opportunity for musos to share their creativity and be inspired by others.
"Whose Jam is it Anyway? is an event for the Adelaide music community with an open-mic format for bands. Music gear, such as drums, guitars and keyboards, are provided to create an event that fosters creativity and collaboration, as well as spontaneity," he says.
"With great people, equipment and atmosphere, I've seen amazing things happen! Music isn't just created in a studio or someone's garage, it can be created by sharing the enthusiasm and originality that the Whose Jam is it Anyway? environment provides."
Inspired by an overseas trip, WJIIA is about sharing ideas and having fun.
"I saw this take place in Hong Kong in a bar called Sense 99. The second floor had guitars and drums where people could just come and jam, as well as saxophonists and blues players coming in after midnight. In Singapore there's bar called Actor's with the same atmosphere. People were able to play music by themselves, or with their bands/mates forming impromptu jams," Cam says.
"I found that they were very important for artists that want to have a place where they can jam with other artists, have a place to network while also playing, and be able to alternate between playing and watching others during the night, which is lots of fun."
But it's not just for musicians, Cam says WJIIA provides a great night of entertainment for spectators too.
"The audience can expect a great show with an open-mic format for bands, where artists can ideally play three to four songs in around 20 minutes. Others are encouraged to get involved if they want to be involved in a song or a jam. The audience gets to be involved, as well as being able to sit back and enjoy the jams," he says.
Whether you have a band, a solo act or are keen to debut your skills, this event is for everyone.
"This is an event for the entire Adelaide music community," Cam says. "People can rock up to one of these nights to play, or they can contact Whose Jam Is It Anyway to put their name in on the night. The best thing about providing a great range of music gear is that it makes it very easy for artists and bands to get involved. Show up and you're guaranteed to play."
Hosted by an Adelaide venue that is very supportive of local music, Cam says Whose Jam is it Anyway? has a great atmosphere.
"The Bluebee Room is one of the best bars in Adelaide. It provides a great lounge environment that allows everyone to be comfortable, from the lounge chairs to the lighting. The Bluebee Room is also very active in promoting local events and artists in Adelaide.
As well as fostering and encouraging creativity in local artists, WJIIA is supporting another great cause.
"Supporting BeyondBlue with these events is fantastic. They do a lot of work with mental health in communities, with demand for their services increasing by 50% in the last year," Cam says.
"We want to support a great organisation like BeyondBlue by giving 25% of the door charge to them, as well as leaving donation boxes at the bar if people would like to donate a little more."
Music therapy is something quite close to Cam's heart, and he is very passionate about sharing it with others.
"I'm currently working with dementia and Alzheimer patients with music therapy, and music really allows those patients to be in the moment and to access their thoughts and emotions," he says.
"Music provides a great outlet for human expression. Being anxious or being depressed makes people feel like they can't communicate clearly, or that they wouldn't be understood. You don't have to understand music academically, but you can sense what someone is communicating and feeling through music. I'm very passionate about music and its benefits to mental health, and to share it is a great privilege."
So get along to Whose Jam is it Anyway? for a great night, for a great cause.
You don't have to bring anything, unless you play something obscure like a xylophone or a tin whistle, and tickets are available at the door, which is open at 8:30pm.
Photos by Ed Hund
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